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Rose of Sharon "Rose of Sharon You have cried with me You have lit my darkest moments. Rose of Sharon You have walked with me, You have never left my side."



 Bibical Meaning: Chavatzelet HaSharon is an onion-like flower bulb. It is known as **a flower of uncertain identity** translated as the Rose of Sharon in English language translations of the Bible. Rose of Sharon has an "uncertain identity", due to the fact that her personality changes throughout the novel. Her name coorelates with her actions throughout the book which expresses transformation and change.

"For a minute Rose of Sharon sat still in the whispering barn. Then she hoisted her tired body up and drew the comfort about her. She moved slowly to the corner and stood looking down at the wasted face, into the wide, frightened eyes. Then slowly she lay down beside him. He shook his head slowly from side to side. Rose of Sharon loosened one side of the blanket and bared her breast. 'You go to,' she said. She squirmed closer and pulled his head close. 'There!' she said. 'There.' Her hand moved behind his head and supported it. Her fingers moved gently in his hair. She looked up and across the barn, and her lips came together and smiled mysteriously," (Pg. 455).


 * This describes Rose of Sharon and how she transformed from an exuberant and naive woman to a mysterious yet saintly and comforting woman. She was a naive woman because she had a fantasy of how California would be, and her expectations were too high. She is considered mysterious due to the fact that she had a secretive smirk on her face as she helped the starving ill man. However, these actions also represent a saintly figure in the Bible, which ties in with the onion-like flower bulb, also known as the Rose of Sharon.
 * Rose of Sharon learns from Ma because Ma is a strong-willed woman who keeps her emotions to herself in order to keep the family united. For example, Ma stay strong when Granma passes away, as well as when Pa gets sick.
 * The feeding of the starving man provides a hopeful ending because it gives the reader the feeling that the man has a chance to survive.